xi, 225 pages : 22 cm

"The Local Boys by Joe and Jack Heffron tells the stories of men who achieved the boyhood dream of playing for the hometown team. From Ethan Allen to Don Zimmer, they're all here, including Charlie "Bushel Basket" Gould, who played on the first team in 1869 to Junior Griffey, soon to be a first-ballot Hall of Famer. Alongside big-name stars like Dave Parker and Buddy Bell, fans will find those like Eddie Hunter, who played only one inning in 1933, never got to bat, and never fielded a ball. Every player receives a one- or two-page profile, many of which are based on original interviews with the players or surviving family members. Going beyond statistics, each profile brings the player to life through stories that have never before been told in print. An indispensible look at Cincinnati baseball history, The Local Boys makes an ideal gift for any Reds fan. "--

Includes bibliographical references and index

Machine generated contents note: -- Table of Contents -- Foreword by Chris Welsh -- Introduction -- A Brief History of Local Reds -- Ethan Allen -- Linwood "King" Bailey -- Clarence "Kid" Baldwin -- Skeeter Barnes -- Bob Barton -- Jim Beckman -- Buddy Bell -- Mike Bell -- Larry Benton -- Todd Benzinger -- Jim Blackburn -- Jim Bolger -- Amos Booth -- John "Honest Jack" Boyle -- Cornelius "Neal" Brady -- Jim Brosnan -- Mike Burke -- Jack Bushelman -- Charlie Case -- Bob Clark -- Billy Clingman -- Pierce "Percy" Coleman -- Lorenzo "Ren" Deagle -- Charles "Dory" Dean -- John Dolan -- Charles "Red" Dooin -- Bill Doran -- Leon Durham -- Norman "Kid" Elberfeld -- Buck Ewing -- Maury Fisher -- Cornelius Flynn -- Hank Gastright -- Bob Geary -- Charles Gould -- Ken Griffey Jr. -- Emil Haberer -- John "Chink" Heileman -- Christian "Crese" Heisman -- Bill Hobbs -- George Hogriever -- Thomas Howard -- Miller Huggins -- Rudy Hulswitt -- Eddie Hunter -- Bill Irwin -- Stuart "Larry" Jacobus -- Scott Klingenbeck -- Ralph Kraus -- Brian Koelling -- Al "Moose" Lakeman -- Barry Larkin -- Stephen Larkin -- Mark Lewis -- Larry Luebbers -- Louis "Red" Lutz -- Lee Magee -- Charles "Lefty" Marr -- Billy McCool -- George Miller -- Robert Mitchell -- Dick Murphy -- Dan Neville -- Al Niehaus -- Chris Nichting -- Jack Niemes -- Joe Nuxhall -- Ron Oester -- Claude Osteen -- Dave Parker -- George Pechiney -- James (Icicle) Reeder -- Long John Reilly -- Pete Rose -- Pete Rose Jr. -- Jeff Russell -- Admiral Schlei -- Gene Schott -- Dick Scott -- Scott Service -- Chris Sexton -- Gus Shallix -- Jimmy Sherlin -- Eddie Sicking -- John (Chick) Smith -- Joe Sommer -- Clarence Stephens -- Jake Stenzel -- Ricky Stone -- Jack Sutthoff -- Len Swormstedt -- Jesse Tannehill -- Kent Tekulve -- Eddie Tiemeyer -- Harry (Farmer) Vaughn -- Clyde Vollmer -- Herm Wehmeier -- John (Podge) Weihe -- Chris Welsh -- Bill Whitrock -- Wild Bill Widner -- Dale Williams -- Orville Woodruff -- Don Zimmer -- Acknowledgments -- Sources

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